In the intertubercular (iliac tubercles) plane, commencing 2.5 cm right of the midline, the surface projection of the inferior cava ends 2.5 cm to the right of the xiphisternal joint. Rohen & Yokochi (1988), 264. The confluence of the two common iliac veins behind the right common iliac artery at the level of lumbar vertebra … Continue reading The Inferior Vena Cava